The Girl From Latvia

War crept silently into my life when most little girls enjoy playing jacks and jumping rope; when the soft echoes of the past dance upon early adolescent innocents. Yes, World War II came softly into my life.
The signs of World War II were all around but when you're twelve-years-old, how do you know what to look for? This poignant, true, short story tears to the heart of a family. Choices must be made and lifestyles must be changed in order to survive. That is what this father did and that is why this "Coming to America" is a story everyone must know. "My father had made the right decision and I will always love him for that. One man’s fortune should not be contingent on another man’s demise. War is never fair."